Supernova remnants in the magellanic clouds. III. An X-ray atlas of large magellanic cloud supernova remnants

Authors
Williams, RM Chu, YH Dickel, JR Petre, R Smith, RC Tavarez, M
Citation
Rm. Williams et al., Supernova remnants in the magellanic clouds. III. An X-ray atlas of large magellanic cloud supernova remnants, ASTROPH J S, 123(2), 1999, pp. 467-485
Citations number
62
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
ISSN journal
00670049 → ACNP
Volume
123
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
467 - 485
Database
ISI
SICI code
0067-0049(199908)123:2<467:SRITMC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We have used archival ROSAT data to present X-ray images of 31 supernova re mnants (SNRs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We have classified these remnants according to their X-ray morphologies, into the categories of she ll-type, diffuse face, centrally brightened, point-source-dominated, and ir regular. We suggest possible causes of the X-ray emission for each category and for individual features of some of the SNRs.